RE: bash backtick operator very slow

> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Igor Pechtchanski > > > ~$ time hostname > > MY_HOSTNAME > > real0m0.111s > > user0m0.060s > > sys 0m0.040s > > [...] > > > > ~$ time echo `hostname` > > MY_HOSTNAME > > real0m6.175s > > use

Re: bash backtick operator very slow

Neal Symms wrote: > ~$ time hostname > MY_HOSTNAME > real0m0.111s > user0m0.060s > sys 0m0.040s Here bash only has to spawn one subprocess, /bin/hostname. > ~$ time echo hello > hello > real0m0.000s > user0m0.000s > sys 0m0.000s Here bash doesn't have to spawn anything,

Re: bash backtick operator very slow

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Neal Symms wrote: > I've searched for anyone having similar problems, but can't find anything. > Here's the gist: > > ~$ time hostname > MY_HOSTNAME > real0m0.111s > user0m0.060s > sys 0m0.040s > > ~$ time echo hello > hello > real0m0.000s > user0m0.000s >